Xu Shiyan washed and tidied up and changed his clothes, then wrote a note for Xu Shiqin, took his son and his wife, locked the door and went to Zhou's house.
As soon as I arrived at Zhou's house, I found that others had already arrived.
Huang Shengli led his wife and son, and Sun Xiaofeng also led his wife and son.
Among the people who went up the mountain together, only Feng Chao and Zhou Qingguo were single.
At this time, everyone had smiles on their faces and greeted each other quickly.
The women didn't know each other very well, but they all had children, so they got to know each other as they chatted together.
Zhou Qingguo's mother, Li, was busy cooking in the kitchen.
When the other daughters-in-law saw it, they hurriedly gave the children to their men, and then went to the kitchen to help.
These daughters-in-law are very capable, and with their help, the food will be ready and served quickly.
Pork ribs stewed with beans, fried large peppers, cucumbers mixed with mushrooms, tomatoes mixed with sugar, three fried and one deep-fried, platter of pork liver and pork tongue, shredded pork heart mixed with shredded green onions, stir-fried leeks with mushrooms.
Mrs. Li was very capable and prepared eight dishes.
"The pig's mouth mushroom was picked by the third child in the family at Lengchang, and I washed it seven or eight times.
First soak it with a small amount of ash, then put some soda ash and salt in it and rub it in, then you can eat it without worry."
When Mrs. Li served the pig's mouth mushrooms mixed with cucumbers, she explained it specially, for fear that everyone would be suspicious.
This pig's mouth mushroom, scientifically called gypsum, is a fungus that grows on oak trees.
It is dark brown and resembles a spinning top and a pig's mouth, so it was named the pig's mouth mushroom.
The pig's mouth mushroom is something that is both loved and hated by people.
I love it because it tastes particularly good. It tastes meatier than fungus, soft and elastic, and is comparable to a pig's mouth.
Especially mixed with cucumber and garlic, it is fragrant, smooth and elastic, and the more you eat it, the more you want to eat it.
It makes people hate it because it contains a toxic substance.
If you don't wash it or don't clean it thoroughly, your mouth will be swollen and numb after eating, really like a pig's mouth.
Moreover, my whole body felt as if needles were pricking me, I couldn't see the light, and even my fingers were so severely swollen.
The symptoms are similar to those of solar allergic dermatitis, which takes six or seven days to subside, which is particularly painful.
If you want to remove the toxicity of pig's mouth mushroom, you must use small ash, that is, plant ash water, soak it for more than ten hours, and then scrub it over and over again.
It is best to wash them twice with alkali and salt. After soaking and washing, the mushrooms become soft and smooth, and taste great.
"Oh, sister-in-law, I have to worry about it. I am tired of preparing so many dishes. Thank you, sister-in-law."
Xu Shiyan took a look and saw that eight dishes were placed on the table one after another. All the seasonal vegetables were served. Knowing that Mr. Li had taken the trouble, he naturally wanted to thank him.
Except for Xu Shiyan, who is called sister-in-law, the others are all called aunt.
Neighbors, regardless of their seniority, just call each other their own, and they don't care if things get messy or not.
"Ahem, why are you so polite? Hurry up and eat. There's no good food to entertain you. You can just eat whatever you want."
Mrs. Li was very cheerful. The dishes were arranged and the wine was placed on the table. She greeted Zhou Changhe and Zhou Qingguo and his son to accompany them.
He left the east room and had dinner in the west room with Su Anying and others.
Also with us is sixteen-year-old Zhou Qing'an, the third eldest son of the Zhou family.
Zhou Changhe was a soldier, and several of his children were influenced by him and all of them yearned to join the army.
Zhou Qingjun, the second eldest son of the Zhou family, also joined the army the year before last. The third son is currently studying and his grades are not very good. Anyway, he is shouting all day long that he also wants to join the army like his eldest and second brother.
Women have to take care of children in this house, and eating is very troublesome.
It's okay if Xu Haiyuan is smaller, just put him on the kang and let him stretch his arms and kick his legs to play. Su Anying glanced back while eating.
The elder son of Huang Shengli's family is three years old, and he is running around all over the place. The younger one is less than one year old, but he can't crawl.
Huang Shengli's wife had no choice but to hug her daughter and coax her son to eat.
Most of today's society is like this. Men work in the team every day and go home when they are tired during the day. There are very few people to comfort their children.
Women usually do housework while watching their children, and they have to coax their children while eating. Everyone is used to it, so they don't think anything of it.
When several women get together, apart from talking about their husbands and children, men are different. They can talk about anything from far and wide.
In the east room, Zhou Changhe talked about some things that happened in the commune these days.
"A few people from a large team went into the mountains and dug up a lot of stuff. I heard they went to the county and sold it for more than 2,000 yuan, and they all divided the money between 400 and 500 yuan.
The third brigade also heard that a group went into the mountains with mallets, and it seemed they were not as good as the first brigade. The family shared about two hundred yuan."
When we catch up with Honglangtou City, who in the mountains doesn’t want to go into the mountains to try their luck?
I don’t know how many groups of people go into the mountains these days, but not many of them meet the big guys.
In such a large commune, we have only heard of these two groups. If we add Xu Shiyan and others, there will be three groups.
When Xu Shiyan heard this, he felt happy.
The more people in a commune dug wild ginseng, the more inconspicuous they became, and no one cared about them.
Xu Shiyan poked Zhou Qingguo, Huang Shengli and others, and they looked at each other and understood.
No matter who you say it to, just like what you said in Tonghua, you will avoid making people jealous.
"It looks like this year is a good year, with a lot of success.
It’s good, I guess it’s the mountain god who knew we were having a hard time, so he sent ginseng essence down the mountain on purpose to help us.”
Xu Shiyan poured wine for Zhou Zhanghe and said with a smile.
This was so interesting that everyone laughed.
It’s hard for others not to know, but with this money, they can do a lot of great things.
"Really? I haven't mentioned my wife yet.
It just so happened that my mother told me when I got home today that someone introduced me to a girl and I would go see her another day.
If it works out, I’ll marry you in winter as soon as possible.” Feng Chao said with a naive smile.
"Well, the boss is not young anymore, so he should marry a wife as soon as possible.
Not only Chaozi, but also Qingguo, Uncle Zhou, please hurry up and help Qingguo.
Don't let him pick and choose all day long. Why is he so high-minded? Just find someone who is more virtuous and can live a good life."
On the other end, Huang Shengli couldn't help but tease Feng Chao and Zhou Qingguo.
Zhou Qingguo is already twenty-five this year. Put it aside, the young man is already twenty-five and has not yet asked for a wife. That is really too late.
There was no other way. Zhou Qingguo served as a soldier for several years before returning from the army.
He has a high vision, and no one else would look down on him when he proposed marriage. In the more than half a year since he came home, he had met several times, but nothing happened.
Zhou Changhe had a headache when he mentioned this matter, "Don't mention our Qingguo family. This brat has no intention of getting married.
If he fails to introduce someone to me, or if he fails to introduce me again, I worry him to death and don’t know what kind of person he is looking for.”
"Second brother, what are you worried about?
With Qingguo’s appearance and job, we have to find a good-looking wife who also has a job, so why are we so anxious?”
Others don't know, but Xu Shiyan knows very well that Zhou Qingguo got married in the winter of 1978.
She is married to a doctor from Donggang Hospital. She is pretty and has a good job.
"It's not safe. Qingguo's daughter-in-law is waiting there. We'll meet her another day."